[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42540-42541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20809]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-676-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

August 1, 1997.
    Take notice that on July 30, 1997, Viking Gas Transmission Company 
(Viking), 825 Rice Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55117, filed a request 
with the Commission in Docket No. CP97-676-000, pursuant to Sections 
157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to add a new delivery point for 
transportation services that Viking currently provides for Northern 
States Power Company

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(NSPM) authorized in blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-414-
000, all as more fully set forth in the request on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Viking proposes to establish an additional delivery point at 
Viking's existing M.P. 2219 + 10.58 in Chisago County, Minnesota. The 
facilities Viking proposes to install and own at the proposed delivery 
point include a 12'' hot tap, a 2'' side valve, meter station piping, 
measurement, valving, data acquisition and control equipment, an 
appurtenant facilities including a small metering building. The 
estimated cost of these facilities would be $207,900. NSPM has agreed 
to reimburse Viking for the actual cost of these facilities.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after the 
Commission has issued this notice, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) a motion 
to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 
of the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the allowed time, the proposed 
activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the 
time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not 
withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, 
the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-20809 Filed 8-6-97; 8:45 am]
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